Infisical (Secrets Management)▌

by infisical
Securely manage and access secrets with a bridge to Infisical. Supports secret server solutions like AWS Secrets Manager
Provides a secure bridge to the Infisical secrets management platform, enabling operations like creating, updating, and retrieving secrets without exposing credentials directly
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best for
- / DevOps teams managing application secrets
- / Developers needing secure credential storage
- / Teams using Infisical for secrets management
capabilities
- / Create new secrets in Infisical
- / Retrieve existing secrets
- / Update secret values
- / Delete secrets
- / List all secrets in a project
what it does
Connects to Infisical's secrets management platform to create, read, update, and delete secrets securely through API calls.
about
Infisical (Secrets Management) is an official MCP server published by infisical that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Securely manage and access secrets with a bridge to Infisical. Supports secret server solutions like AWS Secrets Manager It is categorized under auth security, productivity.
how to install
You can install Infisical (Secrets Management) in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
license
Apache-2.0
Infisical (Secrets Management) is released under the Apache-2.0 license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
Infisical Model Context Protocol
The Infisical Model Context Protocol server allows you to integrate with Infisical APIs through function calling. This protocol supports various tools to interact with Infisical.
Setup
Environment variables
In order to use the MCP server, you must first set the environment variables required for authentication.
INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_CLIENT_ID: The Machine Identity universal auth client ID that will be used for authenticationINFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET: The Machine Identity universal auth client secret that will be used for authentication.INFISICAL_HOST_URL: Optionally set a custom host URL. This is useful if you're self-hosting Infisical or you're on dedicated infrastructure. Defaults tohttps://app.infisical.com
To run the Infisical MCP server using npx, use the following command:
npx -y @infisical/mcp
Usage with Claude Desktop
Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json. See here for more details.
{
"mcpServers": {
"infisical": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@infisical/mcp"],
"env": {
"INFISICAL_HOST_URL": "https://<custom-host-url>.com", // Optional
"INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<machine-identity-universal-auth-client-id>",
"INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<machine-identity-universal-auth-client-secret"
}
}
}
}
Available tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create-secret | Create a new secret |
delete-secret | Delete a secret |
update-secret | Update a secret |
list-secrets | Lists all secrets |
get-secret | Get a single secret |
create-project | Create a new project |
create-environment | Create a new environment |
create-folder | Create a new folder |
invite-members-to-project | Invite one or more members to a project |
Debugging the Server
To debug your server, you can use the MCP Inspector.
First build the server
npm run build
Run the following command in your terminal:
# Start MCP Inspector and server
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js
Instructions
- Set the environment variables as described in the Environment Variables step.
- Run the command to start the MCP Inspector.
- Open the MCP Inspector UI in your browser and click Connect to start the MCP server.
- You can see all the available tools and test them individually.
FAQ
- What is the Infisical (Secrets Management) MCP server?
- Infisical (Secrets Management) is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Infisical (Secrets Management)?
- This profile displays 68 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.6 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Discussion
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Ratings
4.6★★★★★68 reviews- ★★★★★Layla Anderson· Dec 28, 2024
According to our notes, Infisical (Secrets Management) benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Ishan Jackson· Dec 24, 2024
We wired Infisical (Secrets Management) into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Kwame Khanna· Dec 24, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Infisical (Secrets Management) is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Mei Perez· Dec 16, 2024
Infisical (Secrets Management) has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Noor Taylor· Dec 12, 2024
Infisical (Secrets Management) is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Benjamin Gill· Dec 12, 2024
We evaluated Infisical (Secrets Management) against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Dec 4, 2024
Infisical (Secrets Management) reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Nov 23, 2024
I recommend Infisical (Secrets Management) for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Ishan Park· Nov 15, 2024
We evaluated Infisical (Secrets Management) against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Noor Brown· Nov 15, 2024
Strong directory entry: Infisical (Secrets Management) surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
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